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This Alaska-based podcast goes into depth about life in the 49th state. It covers hunting, fishing, conservation, filmmaking, photography, entrepreneurship, education and more. www.onstepalaska.com
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Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Kelly Smith grew up on Prince of Wales Island and played basketball for Thorne Bay and Craig in the mid-1990s. He is now the head coach of the Ketchikan High School girls basketball team which as won the Region V title eight out of the last nine years. In this episode we talk about the transition to coaching girls, building a program and island life.
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Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Meta Mesdag is a photographer turned oyster farmer (Salty Lady Seafoods) in Juneau. In this episode we talk about her career transition, the entrepreneurship scene in Southeast Alaska, challenges brought on by Covid and bad weather, the science behind the life cycle and growing conditions or oysters.
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Pete Kaple is the man behind The Skiff Wanderer on Instagram and Youtube. He is an avid angler and budding filmmaker in Texas. In this episode we talk about how the first fish you catch is often the fish you chase for the rest of your life. We also discuss branching out to pursue other species, the skiff live in Alaska vs. the skiff life in Texas and considerations when building a brand. Also, there is NOT ONE "Alaska is bigger than Texas" joke. See, we can all get along.
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Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Caleb Jacques runs guided grizzly bear photography adventures in Katmai. In this episode we talk about his family lodge transitioning from a fishing lodge to a photography safari lodge. We discuss bear skills, photography skills and food cravings after being in rural country for extended periods of time.
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Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Kayhi graduate and entrepreneur Isaiah Navales and I talk about lessons from commercial fishing, favorite ways to eat fish, the value in leaving home and coming back on your own terms, basketball memories and the strength of Alaskan communities.
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Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Ketchikan Mayor Dave Kiffer and I talk Southeast Alaska history from Parnassus Books in downtown Ketchikan. We start off with agriculture and gold rush then move to the great Region V basketball rivalries. If you want to know what life is like in Southeast Alaska, this is a quality glimpse. If you live here, it'll bring back memories.
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Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
In this solo episode I expand on some of the things I wrote about in my blog post about being on the other end of an entrepreneur's quest to make money. I talk about what used to work on me and why it doesn't anymore. I talk about how Meateater's proliferation has made me lose interest in the brand even though I love the show, how brands exploit the enthusiasm of users and how something as simple as a social media post can be the tie-breaker when choosing between brands.
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Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
T.K. Coleman is an entrepreneur with incredible insight about education, entrepreneurship and personal growth. In this episode we talk about developing professional skills, finding space in saturated markets, being a multi-dimensional thinker, how to approach the pursuit of lofty goals and unique opportunities after high school that don't involve college,
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